The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-12

Crimson Crime nr Tender und
SOft NcduCinG vice Recorded
bS moi one Case of Alcohol.
NAnnIl. nnd MIND.

BoSToN, June ELMER CHECKER
ing, the photographer who WAS ar-
rested recently for printing and sell
ing indecent photographs, has de-
cided to offer no defense, and after
the examination of witnesses for the
prosecution the case WAS referred TO
the grand jury. The peculiar Interest
felt in the case is due TO the fact that
Chickering IL widely known aud has
for his customers the most prominent
families of the Back Bay. The whole
trouble grew out of his having taken
photographs ofsonc fifty
YOUNG LADIES OF BosToN's
wealthicst families, in costumes
scarcely more elaborate than those
which iigurc in some of the famous
pictures in Il Paris salon. Tho craze
for full length photos in scanty attire
first sliced hold upon halt u
dozen young society bellies who re-
sided on Commonwealth street last
fall and they posed in Chickering'S
studio many graceful attitude Some
pictures were taken singly after the
style OF the Greek goddesscs and
more particularly
VENUS RISING From EA,
while others were large sized groups
in imitation OF Ny mph+ az The Bath,
and other famous works of art.
Young women preferred not to re-
veal their identity and gave names Of
servants At their homes when they
desired the proofs sent. In several
cases the envelopes containing the
proofs Of such photographs were
returned to Mr.. Chickcring with the
postoilice memorandum that no such
person lived at the number given. In
this clso the young ladies called at
the studio, subsequently, and blush
ingly explained in confidence what
the trouble was Three weeks ago
Mr.. Cmckcring very narrowly escaped
exposure when IA letter accidentally
iell into the hands Of all
uNsUsrICGors PARENT
who opened the letter but faiIed to
recognize his daughters graceful fig
urc. The old gentleman said nothing
but laid it away in his dc.'; for his
own personal cdilication aud hi,
daughter secured it. The collection
of pictures of these young ladies
would certainly come within the pro-
vision of Anthony ComstOck's inter-
pretation Of the law. Bat the yonn
women claim that 70
TRUE SENSE or ART
would see nothing immodcst in them.
They had them taken for their own
benilJ aud also for the admiration OF
a few friends, ana had no suspicion
that thcy would be seen outside OF Il
very select circle The prospect OF
their photographs being produced IN
court and put on lllc ~ evidence
has so thoroughly alarmed them that
they succeeded in having them sup
pressed, aud Whatever developments
In the case may be their names viii
probably never be known. AS com
promise, "A photograph Of some uu-
known Young woman has been offered
in evidence as u sample land the others
have disappeared. such powerful
influence wa. brought to bear by
friends OF the
YOUNG bEVOTEEs or AKI
that the Boston newspapers did not
publish word of the case, when
Chickerlng was first arrested and
taken into court on last Tuesday, but
the facts being out, one Of the papert
published the story yesterday. Chick
cring refused to give the names Of
the Young ladies lie said. "l have
made no admission and no denial, ant
| don't mean to, II the grand jury
brings in all indictment, have very